Woleai
Atoll in Yap State, Micronesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Oleai" redirects here. For the town in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, see Saipan.
Woleai, also known as Oleai,[1] is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the western Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, forming a legislative district in the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia, and located approximately 57 kilometers (35 mi; 31 nmi) west-northwest of Ifalik and 108 kilometers (67 mi; 58 nmi) northeast of Eauripik. Woleai is also the name of the largest of the islets constituting the atoll, lying to the northeast.
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Geography | |
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Location | North Pacific |
Coordinates | 7°22′N 143°54′E |
Archipelago | Caroline |
Total islands | 18 |
Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Administration | |
State | Yap |
Demographics | |
Population | 1081 (2000) |
Ethnic groups | Micronesian |
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The population of the atoll was 1,081 in 2000,[2] on an area of 4.5 km2.